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Tech Xplore / Quiet-STaR algorithm allows chatbot to think over its possible answer before responding
A collaboration between AI researchers at Stanford University and Notbad AI Inc. has resulted in the development of an algorithm that allows current chatbots to mull over possible responses to a query before giving its final ...
Tech Xplore / Using drone swarms to fight forest fires
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) are using multiple swarms of drones to tackle natural disasters like forest fires. Forest fires are becoming increasingly catastrophic across the world, accelerated by ...
Tech Xplore / How long you got? Danish AI algorithm aims to predict life, and death
Researchers in Denmark are harnessing artificial intelligence and data from millions of people to help anticipate the stages of an individual's life all the way to the end, hoping to raise awareness of the technology's power, ...
Tech Xplore / New reactor could save millions when making ingredients for plastics and rubber from natural gas
A new way to make an important ingredient for plastics, adhesives, carpet fibers, household cleaners and more from natural gas could reduce manufacturing costs in a post-petroleum economy by millions of dollars, thanks to ...
Tech Xplore / Climate-friendly renovations using straw and hemp
Renovating buildings to improve their energy efficiency is a crucial step towards Switzerland achieving its climate targets. ETH Zurich researchers can now reveal the most effective renovation strategies for reducing greenhouse ...
Tech Xplore / Study identifies areas in Mexico City Metro affected by land subsidence
A new assessment study identifies areas in Mexico City's metro system affected by land subsidence, providing a roadmap for mitigating damage, prioritizing repairs, and informing future designs for the metro's infrastructure.
Tech Xplore / Training artificial neural networks to process images from a child's perspective
Psychology studies have demonstrated that by the age of 4–5, young children have developed intricate visual models of the world around them. These internal visual models allow them to outperform advanced computer vision ...
Tech Xplore / A snake-like robot designed to look for life on Saturn's moon
A team of roboticists at California Institute of Technology's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, working with a colleague from Carnegie Mellon University's, Robotic Institute, has developed a snake-like robot to investigate the terrain ...
Tech Xplore / Universal controller could push robotic prostheses, exoskeletons into real-world use
Robotic exoskeletons designed to help humans with walking or physically demanding work have been the stuff of sci-fi lore for decades. Remember Ellen Ripley in that Power Loader in "Alien"? Or the crazy mobile platform George ...
Tech Xplore / Who wrote this? Engineers discover novel method to identify AI-generated text
Computer scientists at Columbia Engineering have developed a transformative method for detecting AI-generated text. Their findings promise to revolutionize how we authenticate digital content, addressing mounting concerns ...
Tech Xplore / Researchers design a spring-assisted actuator that could enhance next-gen robots
Whether it's a powered prosthesis to assist a person who has lost a limb or an independent robot navigating the outside world, we are asking machines to perform increasingly complex, dynamic tasks. But the standard electric ...
Tech Xplore / New method uses classical computers to check accuracy of complex quantum systems
Quantum computers of the future may ultimately outperform their classical counterparts to solve intractable problems in computer science, medicine, business, chemistry, physics, and other fields. But the machines are not ...